Ocracoke Seeks Sustainable Tourism

May 30, 2019 | Marisa Incremona

To ensure Ocracoke Island can continue to accommodate visitors and support a sustainable workforce, researchers have worked with community leaders and residents to consider needs — and opportunities....

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Meet the Environmental Educator of the Year

November 12, 2018 | Marisa Incremona

NCSU's Jenna Hartley has received the Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award for Environmental Educator of the Year. ...

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Understanding River Basin Flooding in the Carolinas

September 17, 2018 | Marisa Incremona

It is crucial that you listen to your local emergency management officials, state agency announcements and the National Weather Service forecasts in the upcoming days. Places that have flooded before will flood again....

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Memories of Hazel’s Tornado

September 14, 2018 | Marisa Incremona

The full thrust of Hurricane Florence was still along North Carolina’s coast and southeastern counties this afternoon. But the National Weather Service was issuing tornado warnings even for communities near Wake County....

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Ocracoke Brogue for Dingbatters

May 29, 2018 | Marisa Incremona

Here’s a brief guide to vocab, grammar and pronunciation characteristic of the dialect you might hear on Ocracoke Island....

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